Scrobipalpa voltinella
Species of moth
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Scrobipalpa voltinella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1898.[1][2][3] It is found in southern Europe (Spain, southern France, Italy, Croatia, Serbia, Turkey, and Ukraine).[2][3]
| Scrobipalpa voltinella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Scrobipalpa |
| Species: | S. voltinella |
| Binomial name | |
| Scrobipalpa voltinella (Chrétien, 1898) | |
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The wingspan is 11–12 mm (0.43–0.47 in).[4] The larvae mine the leaves of their host plant, Leuzea conifera (=Rhaponticum coniferum) and Tanacetum corymbosum[1][2][5] (these are taxonically distant hosts, rising suspicion that the information is erraneous[5]).